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Kaw Valley Dry Plant #2: 203 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Ben G Kates
Edwardsville, Wyandotte County, KS  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1401667

Kaw Valley Dry Plant #2 has $91K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
2007–2017
Latest incident
Nov 2017
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2007
203
citations
61
significant & substantial
$90,909
proposed penalties
$90,402
paid to date
99% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $507 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Kaw Valley Sand and Gravel, Inc.'s full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2007
60
inspections on record
833
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘ This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 833 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Kaw Valley Dry Plant #2 has $91K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
ⓘ Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$91K
proposed penalties
$90K
current assessed
$90K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
200 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $9K in penalties contested before the Commission, $8K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-06-09.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘ Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
30.0%
significant & substantial
8.4%
high negligence or reckless
30.5%
reasonably likely or greater
46.3%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 5.4% low, 86.2% moderate, 8.4% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘ Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
27 citations taken to the federal commission · 13% of citations on record
  • Settled 27 · 100%
81%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘ Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 16 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
6%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$9K proposed, $8K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2008-05-23.
Contested penalties
ⓘ A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
CENT 2008-362M Settlement Lesnick 2008 $7K → $6K
CENT 2008-413M Settlement Miller 2010 $2K → $2K
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Health sampling
ⓘ A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.

Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘ Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.

Last sampled: 2023-11-14
26%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
35
samples
23
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz276 over
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg7
  • Unlisted Particulate, total, <1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (35)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2023-11-14 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.45 0.5 2.90 Kiln/Dryer Operator
2023-09-06 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.85 0.71 1.20 Laborer, Bullgang
2019-11-06 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.73 0.63 1.16 Cleanup Man
2019-11-06 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.07 0.67 1.60 Kiln/Dryer Operator
2018-08-29 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 2.3 0.69 3.33 Dry Screen Plant Operator
2011-04-12 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.82 0.62 1.32 Dry Screen Plant Operator
2023-11-14 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.48 0.66 0.73 Laborer, Bullgang
2023-09-06 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.43 0.6 0.72 Kiln/Dryer Operator
2023-09-06 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.54 0.72 0.75 Laborer, Bullgang
2020-07-01 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.15 Cleanup Man
2020-07-01 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.16 Cleanup Man
2020-07-01 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.15 Kiln/Dryer Operator
2020-03-12 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.46 0.7 0.66 Kiln/Dryer Operator
2019-11-06 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Cleanup Man
2019-11-06 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2019-04-16 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Supervisor, Co. Official
2019-04-16 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.21 0.65 0.32 Laborer, Bullgang
2019-04-16 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.41 0.62 0.66 Kiln/Dryer Operator
2019-04-16 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.15 Laborer, Bullgang
2019-03-06 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2019-03-06 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.25 0.68 0.37 Laborer, Bullgang
2019-03-06 Unlisted Particulate, total, <1% Qtz 0.69 Laborer, Bullgang
2018-10-15 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.22 0.55 0.40 Dry Screen Plant Operator
2018-08-29 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.68 0.69 0.99 Laborer, Bullgang
2018-08-29 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.24 0.63 0.38 Bagging Operator
2017-08-01 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.41 0.43 0.95 Dry Screen Plant Operator
2017-08-01 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.19 0.95 0.20 Dredge/Barge Operator
2011-05-12 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.33 0.58 0.57 Dry Screen Plant Operator
2011-04-12 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2009-11-24 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.18 0.54 0.33 Dry Screen Plant Operator
2009-04-01 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.46 0.67 0.69 Dry Screen Plant Operator
2009-04-01 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2009-04-01 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.24 0.74 0.32 Kiln/Dryer Operator
2008-04-15 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Dry Screen Plant Operator
2008-04-15 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.56 3.03 0.18 Dry Screen Plant Operator
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.

Kaw Valley Dry Plant #2 recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2025.

Injury rate, 2025
ⓘ This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
No reportable injury cases in any year shown. Employee-hours were reported in each of those years, so these are true zeros rather than missing data. Citations, listed in the compliance record above, are inspector-found violations and are counted separately from worker injuries.
Below average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 1.65 and the all-US-mining average was 1.97 cases per 100 workers.
In Kansas, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 1.88 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year total case rate days-away fatal
2025 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2024 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2023 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2022 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2021 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2020 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2019 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2018 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Ownership history
  1. Kaw Valley Sand and Gravel, Inc. 2006 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 231
2025 26
2024 27
2023 26
2022 24
2021 30
2020 29
2019 19
2018 15
2017 16
2016 17
2015 13
2014 20
2013 18
2012 14
2011 12
2010 12
2009 11
2008 8
2007 8
2006 7
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Kaw Valley Dry Plant #2 sits in Wyandotte County, Kansas, where the Census mining category is 0.0% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Wyandotte County, Kansas · Population 167,277
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$60,582
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘ Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2026 Q2 3,611 0 0 0.0
2026 Q1 7,835 0 0 0.0
2025 Q4 8,660 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 8,921 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 8,396 4 0 476.4
2025 Q1 8,422 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 8,256 9 1 1090.1
2024 Q3 8,743 0 0 0.0
Show 72 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 8,600 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 8,238 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 8,452 5 1 591.6
2023 Q3 7,994 4 1 500.4
2023 Q2 8,832 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 4,797 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 5,398 5 3 926.3
2022 Q3 7,478 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 7,358 6 1 815.4
2022 Q1 6,411 5 0 779.9
2021 Q4 7,942 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 9,304 3 0 322.4
2021 Q2 12,452 1 0 80.3
2021 Q1 7,150 9 6 1258.7
2020 Q4 11,506 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 6,979 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 9,683 4 0 413.1
2020 Q1 6,879 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 9,341 3 0 321.2
2019 Q3 3,879 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 6,399 3 0 468.8
2019 Q1 7,105 5 1 703.7
2018 Q4 8,327 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 7,530 11 4 1460.8
2018 Q2 4,767 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 6,924 5 4 722.1
2017 Q4 8,679 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 9,481 8 1 843.8
2017 Q2 8,198 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 6,924 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 8,728 5 0 572.9
2016 Q3 9,611 3 1 312.1
2016 Q2 8,573 1 0 116.6
2016 Q1 6,615 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 8,129 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 6,475 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 5,684 7 1 1231.5
2015 Q1 4,555 2 1 439.1
2014 Q4 10,400 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 10,625 16 8 1505.9
2014 Q2 11,717 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 9,352 4 2 427.7
2013 Q4 8,630 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 8,590 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 10,511 1 0 95.1
2013 Q1 5,603 6 1 1070.9
2012 Q4 8,104 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 8,318 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 7,679 2 1 260.5
2012 Q1 5,063 2 1 395.0
2011 Q4 6,094 1 0 164.1
2011 Q3 6,485 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 7,738 4 1 516.9
2011 Q1 4,980 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 5,725 3 2 524.0
2010 Q3 5,683 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 7,129 8 3 1122.2
2010 Q1 4,132 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 6,470 7 0 1081.9
2009 Q3 6,671 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 4,884 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 3,629 2 1 551.1
2008 Q4 4,231 5 1 1181.8
2008 Q3 5,166 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 4,722 2 1 423.5
2008 Q1 4,319 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 4,743 8 3 1686.7
2007 Q3 4,223 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 4,759 2 0 420.3
2007 Q1 3,616 19 10 5254.4
2006 Q4 3,719 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 4,108 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

2017 · 2 incidents

November 29, 2017 KS · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kaw Valley Sand and Gravel, Inc. · Fall from ladders

Employee was working to tighten belt. After completion, they missed a rung on the ladder and fell approximately 3-4 ft.

October 24, 2017 KS · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
Kaw Valley Sand and Gravel, Inc. · Struck by flying object

Employee was grinding a bolt off and had protective eye-wear on but it was windy day and employee got a foreign object in eye

2013 · 3 incidents

October 21, 2013 KS · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Kaw Valley Sand and Gravel, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was replacing a bearing on the tailshaft of an auger. He hit his left index finger with a 2 pound hammer smashing it.

August 8, 2013 KS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kaw Valley Sand and Gravel, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While replacing buckets on the 22 foot elevator employee slipped on loose sand on the ground catching his hand between the bucket and belt twisting his wrist. Diagnosis strained right wrist/Ulna-Carpal Ligament Strain. Ice pack for 30 minutes 3 to 4 times a day.

June 24, 2013 KS · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kaw Valley Sand and Gravel, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While dismounting the 966F Cat Rubber tired loader EE twisted his right knee. The treatment was to apply a cold pack for 30 minutes 3 to 4 times a day. No improvement was sent for MRI on 8-6-2013. This showed positive for mensical tear, awaiting authorization for specialist.

2011 · 2 incidents

June 16, 2011 KS · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Kaw Valley Sand and Gravel, Inc. · Struck by flying object

Engineer operating rubber tire loader noticed bloodshot left eye and cloudy vision. First doctor left eye abrasion-foreign body, second doctor superficial irritation to cornea. Final visit 06/20/2011 because no doctor on weekend, released with rx prescription but no restrictions 06/16/2011.

May 12, 2011 KS · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man POWERED HAULAGE
Kaw Valley Sand and Gravel, Inc. · Struck against a moving object

This operator took another out to the dredge by jon boat. His return trip was abruptly stopped by a sand bar. He lunged forward and caught his foot in a bottom boat bow, wrenching his back. Sent to doctor for lumbar strain, muscle spasms. Doctor placed him on modified duty. Tough to not reach or stoop or bend on any sand plant job. He stays at home and gets physical therapy.

2009 · 2 incidents

October 15, 2009 KS · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kaw Valley Sand and Gravel, Inc. · Fall down stairs

Operating engineer minimally sprained his right ankle walking down a set of stairs which bridge a conveyor. The doctor told him to put ice on it and gave him OTC medication, scheduled follow-up appt. for 10-23-2009. EE worked his next scheduled shifts without incident. Doctor then prescribed physical therapy at follow-up appt. 3 x a week to last for week and a half.

January 20, 2009 KS · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kaw Valley Sand and Gravel, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE, Engineer, was measuring river dredge on a loboy trailer. He was stepping down and slipped on ice. He notified the Safety Director, who sent him to medical clinic. The dr. diagnosed Lt SIJ Strain (back strain), prescribed a pain medication, ice pak treatments, and Moderate Duty. He scheduled an appointment for 1-27-09. EE returned to work.

2008 · 1 incident

August 28, 2008 KS · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Kaw Valley Sand and Gravel, Inc. · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Operator removed guard to clean the steel tire of a rotary sand drying drum. The operator was holding a rag on the tire while it was running. His two finger tips were smashed between the moving steel rollers. KU Med doctors amputated the distal tips of both his ring finger and middle fingers on his left hand. The bandages will be on for at least another week.

2007 · 1 incident

December 14, 2007 KS · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Kaw Valley Sand and Gravel, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Mechanic replacing a cutting edge on a 966 cat rubber tire loader. Held blot head and air wrenched the nut, the bolt spun in his right hand causing a laceration to right index finger. 3cm wide, 7 stitches